John Perry

Current

• Telecom Consultant at ITO

Past

• Associate Director, Research at AT&T
• Sr. Manager, Strategic Pricing at BellSouth
• Manager, Alliance Management at BellSouth

• Manager, Segment Marketing at BellSouth
• Manager, Business Development at Geotek

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Education

• University of Denver
• University of South Carolina-Columbia

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Industry

Telecommunications

John Perry’s Summary

Team-focused marketing professional with proven ability to identify, define, develop, launch, and manage services and products. Analytical thinker with demonstrated proficiency at process and system creation and management.

John Perry’s Specialties:

Marketing and product management, strategic planning, data analysis, business intelligence, presentation development and delivery, competitive analysis, training

John Perry’s Experience

• Telecom Consultant

  ITO

  (Telecommunications industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

• Associate Director, Research

  AT&T

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

  April 2005 — November 2008 (3 years 8 months)

  Responsible for quantitative analysis of primary AT&T competitors integral to weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc executive decision support systems. Supervision of award-winning company-wide 25-person cross-functional intelligence gathering team. Primary liaison for strategic partners and vendors engaged in amassing data crucial for identification of 100+ target markets and demographics.

• Sr. Manager, Strategic Pricing

  BellSouth

  (Public Company; BLS; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2003 — April 2005 (2 years 4 months)

  Spearheaded overall project management of multi-functional tasks associated with rollout of pricing initiatives, including product marketing, pricing development, stakeholder participation, and preparation of Regulatory documents. Led launch team in rollout of IP products. Designed and implemented organizational website and shared drive to augment communication consistency and operational efficiency.

• Manager, Alliance Management

  BellSouth

  (Public Company; BLS; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2001 — January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

  Guided Business Development through institution of reles-driven opportunity/ideation assessment system accommodating 300+ partner candidates. Identified and brought about key strategic partnerships. Compiled and delivered multiple stakeholder communications. Appointed interim director for key strategic partnerships.

• Manager, Segment Marketing

  BellSouth

  (Public Company; BLS; Telecommunications industry)

  June 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 8 months)

  Facilitated system-wide Competitive Tactical training for sales organizations to augment competitive response turnaround time and maximize effective sales techniques. Supervised proactive war games for sales organizations with specific major accounts being challenged by competitors. Contributed to delivery of company-wide tactical training.

• Manager, Business Development

  Geotek

  (Privately Held; Civil Engineering industry)

  July 1995 — June 1998 (3 years )

  Participation in attainment of strategic partnerships valued at $100M vital to company transition from startup to mainstream status.

John Perry’s Education

• University of Denver

  Masters , Organizational Leadership , 2005 — 2008

  3.98 GPA

• University of South Carolina-Columbia

  B.A. , Journalism

Additional Information

John Perry’s Interests:

Travel (early and often and exotic), Celtic lore and music, running, leadership training, reading, crossword puzzles, coaching youth athletics

John Perry’s Groups:

Atlanta Telecom Professionals
American Marketing Association
Society for Marketing Professional Services
Project Management Institute
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Wireless Technology Forum
Wireless Internet Industry Executives
Midtown Neighborhood Association
Atlanta Track Club

•    Competitive Intelligence Professionals
•    University of Denver Alumni
•    Project Management Link - www.pmlink.org
•    Wireless Telecommunications Worldwide
•    Telecommunications Management and Support
•    Total Telecom Professional Network
•    AT&T Alumni
•    Telecommunications Professionals Network
•    The BellSouth Tower
•    Telecom Executives Business Network
•    Telecommunication Professionals
•    MOBILE & WIRELESS
•    University of South Carolina Alumni Network
•    Atlanta Telecom Professionals (ATP)
•    Telecom Industry Jobs
•    Telecom Tigers - Innovative Networking for Telecom Professionals
•    Market Research Bulletin
•    Saudi Arabia Telecoms

John Perry’s Honors:

University of Denver Student of the Year 2008
AT&T "Star" Award 2007
Project Management certification (PMP)
Six Sigma certification (Green Belt)
Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) (in progress)

John Perry’s Contact Settings

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